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Seattle Transfer Company Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this baggage check token from a railway station in Seattle, Washington. There is no additional information to indicate when the token was given to the dog. Owney visited Seattle on several occasions during his lifetime.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1885-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.42
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Associated Organization
- Seattle Transfer Company
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal (brass)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width x Depth: 2 1/8 x 1 13/16 x 1/16 in. (5.4 x 4.6 x 0.16 cm)
- Place
- Washington
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.42
- Usage
- CC0
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